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Specifications (Harrow II)

Data from P Lewis, The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

  • Crew: Five
  • Capacity: 20 fully equipped soldiers or 12 stretcher cases (used as transport)
  • Length: 82 ft 2 in (25.05 m)
  • Wingspan: 88 ft 5 in (26.96 m)
  • Height: 19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
  • Wing area: 1,090 ft² (101.3 m²)
  • Empty weight: 13,600 lb (6,180 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 23,000 lb (10,500 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus XX nine-cylinder radial engine, 925 hp (690 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 174 kn (200 mph, 322 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 142 kn (163 mph, 262 km/h)
  • Range: 1,096 nmi (1,260 mi, 2,029 km)
  • Service ceiling: 22,800 ft (6,950 m)
  • Rate of climb: 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 21.1 lb/ft² (103 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.0804 hp/lb (0.132 kW/kg)

Armament

  • Guns: 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Guns
  • Bombs: Up to 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of bombs internally.

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